Minnesota Golden Gophers
2014 Record: 8-5 Overall, 5-3 Big Ten (lost bowl game)
1 Burning Question: Does Minnesota realistically have the best chance to win the Big Ten West?
Minnesota has improved in record (either overall, in conference, or both) every year since Jerry Kill was hired. However, Minnesota has been sort of stuck in this nexus of 8 wins max for seemingly most of...

Minnesota Golden Gophers
2014 Record: 8-5 Overall, 5-3 Big Ten (lost bowl game)
1 Burning Question: Does Minnesota realistically have the best chance to win the Big Ten West?
Minnesota has improved in record (either overall, in conference, or both) every year since Jerry Kill was hired. However, Minnesota has been sort of stuck in this nexus of 8 wins max for seemingly most of...

How have the Minnesota Gophers gone from doormats to challengers for a division crown in just four years time? By doing the classic Big Ten things — have a powerful running game and playing some stout defense.
While the Gophers defensive group has never been loaded with stars that national pundits or fans would talk about on a daily basis, there has never been a lack of quality...

Jerry Kill
Overall record seems to be the biggest indicator for evaluating the strength of a collegiate football program; however, one statistic has proven to be more important for analyzing these programs and where they’re headed—the number of players that a team sends to the NFL Draft. The reason is simple; most top recruits expect to go to the NFL, but they want to make sure...

Former Minnesota and Rutgers quarterback Philip Nelson has resurfaced again, and with a new FBS team. Speaking to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Nelson’s father stated that his son will join the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference.
Nelson last played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2013, the year before he transferred to Rutgers. In two seasons...

Minnesota Football is clearly a program on the rise. Following their first back-to-back 8 win seasons in almost a decade, the Golden Gophers will surely be heading into 2015 with something to prove. Head coach Jerry Kill, who’s already improved the program dramatically, believes his team is in position to be even more successful next season. Though Minnesota Football is indeed...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers seem to be the flavor of the season in many circles. A couple of outlets and publications have Minnesota as the favorites in the Big Ten West heading into the 2015 season. Some of that can be attributed to Jerry Kill’s track record of improving teams consistently from year to year wherever he goes.
Be that as it may, there still seem to be some naysayers...

Over the last two seasons, Minnesota Football has taken some great strides toward improving their program and becoming competitive in the Big 10 conference. Following a four year stretch in which the team posted losing record, it’s safe to say that the improvement in the previous two seasons shows a lot of promise for the Golden Gophers. Under the direction of Jerry Kill...

The University of Minnesota is not necessarily known for producing elite players in the NFL; this year, however, Maxx Williams (TE) and David Cobb (RB) have emerged as players who are ready to make the transition to the NFL. While neither one is projected to be a dominant player in the league, joining a system that suits their skill-sets could put them in a position to succeed...

It was a relatively intimate, yet exciting atmosphere at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis on Monday. Scouts, personnel executives, and coaches from 23 NFL teams came to the Twin Cities to evaluate players from Minnesota, Minnesota State-Mankato, Missouri State, North Dakota State, and Concordia University. There is an NFL rule that allows players who went to high...

Tomorrow, Minnesota will be one of five schools to start the month-long string of Pro Days for aspiring NFL Draft prospects. The other schools kicking off the Pro Day process are Tennessee-Chattanooga, Troy, Virginia (who Train says I should meet), and Wake Forest. Of the 16 Minnesota players who will work out, only three (David Cobb, Maxx Williams, and Damien Wilson) were invited...

Raise your hand if you thought the Badgers vs. Gophers would be for the Big Ten West division title last season? Sure, you probably thought Wisconsin would have that opportunity on the line, but few thought the Gophers were also going to be the main contender to the Badgers’ run to the West division title.
That’s exactly what happened, as the bitter rivals clashed in Madison...

Minnesota Golden Gophers senior defensive back Marcus Jones joined the Wisconsin fans and danced wildly to the House of Pain classic "Jump Around" during a timeout in Saturday's Big Ten conference football game in Madison.Good thing Jones isn't a key player on Minnesota's roster, because if we were one of their coaches, we would have yanked him off the field and sat him on the bench...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Back in November of 1960, rivals Minnesota and Wisconsin faced off in the final game of the regular season. The Gophers needed a win to earn a trip to the Rose Bowl. With a 26-7 victory over the Badgers, Minnesota punched its ticket to Pasadena and eventually won the Associated Press National Championship.
That game in Madison 54 years ago was perhaps one of the most...

There aren’t many tight ends in America who are better than Minnesota’s Maxx Williams. The sophomore made perhaps the best catch that you’ll see today during the Golden Gophers’ game against Iowa. Facing a third down and long, Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner dropped back and threw a pass to his star tight end. It looked like it was going to be just out of the reach of Williams...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Two Big Ten games, two wins for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Jerry Kill's team is coming off a home victory over Northwestern, which lifted Minnesota to 5-1 on the season and a perfect 2-0 in the conference. The Gophers now prepare to host Purdue this weekend with the hope of improving to 6-1.
Leading up to that game, I answered your questions about Minnesota. Be...

MINNEAPOLIS -- After the Minnesota Golden Gophers secured a win over rival Michigan late last month, they had a chance to revel in the victory for a week without having to prepare for a new opponent right away. This past Saturday's bye week came at a good time for that.
It also was good timing for running back David Cobb, arguably the Gophers' offensive MVP through five games this...

MINNEAPOLIS -- After the Minnesota Golden Gophers secured a win over rival Michigan late last month, they had a chance to revel in the victory for a week without having to prepare for a new opponent right away. This past Saturday's bye week came at a good time for that.
It also was good timing for running back David Cobb, arguably the Gophers' offensive MVP through five games this...

Eastern Illinois linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill punched Golden Gophers offensive lineman Zac Epping in the balls the other night. He was ejected.Follow us on Twitter for exclusive stories, Subscribe by Email, or Return Home

Eastern Illinois linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill brought us the first ejection of the 2014 college football season on Thursday night at the expense of an opponent’s man region. Grugier-Hill decided it would be a good idea to give Minnesota offensive lineman Zac Epping a closed-fist shot to the nuts. Grugier-Hill wasn’t exactly subtle with the cheap […]

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